if republicans continue to be sort of agitated how the romney campaign is going, will republicans shift their focus entirely from the presidential race to the senate. republicans want to win the senate and looks less likely than it did a few months ago. the senate races are going to be a battle for control of the senate will be as important as the presidential race. gwen: it may play out right here in missouri where we have a competitive senate race where you have seen a lot of folks who condemned the republican nominee because they see a chance of winning the senate over. this is going to be so much fun. it was a good conversation. we don't want it to end and we are going to keep talking online and take questions from our audience. you don't have to be here to join in. go online and watch "washington week" election 2012 town hall, st. louis edition." thanks to our friends here at the university of missouri, st. louis and to our partners at 9network, st. louis. join me next wednesday night for live coverage for the first presidential debate. that is on air and streaming live at 9:00 p.m